[NCLUG] NVIDIA GeForce 2

[Christopher C.J. Keist]

Sorry, Yes.  I did follow the README and modified XF86Config file.  The 
load glx is there and DRI is not along with some other driver they 
listed that I forget.  And I specified to load the "nvidia" drive 
instead of the "nv" driver.  I also ran the "ldconfig" command with no 
luck.
Little confusing, when you down load NVIDIA_Kernel file.  Makes me think 
I have to compile and install new kernel, but README doesn't say 
anything about installing new kernel.  I went in and did a make xconfig 
to see if any new options for NVIDIA were added but found none.  I tried 
compiling in the experimental NVIDIA frame buffer support, that only 
gives me a nifty Tux logo during boot up now.


On Friday, September 6, 2002, at 08:57  AM, Daniel Miles wrote:

> In the NVIDIA README files there is something about having to edit your
> /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file and have it load GLX and specifically not
> load DRI and one other thing that I can't remember off the top of my
> head, you'll have to look that up but that should solve your problems.
>
> On Thu, 2002-09-05 at 20:27, C. J. Keist wrote:
>> Hello,
>>      Just about given up here.  I'm having no luck in getting this 
>> NVIDIA
>> GeForce 2 graphics card to work with RH 7.2.  I have downloaded the 
>> GLX and
>> Kernel drivers from NVIDIA and installed.  Install went through with 
>> out any
>> errors.  KDE comes up fine.  When I try to start tux this is what I 
>> get:
>>
>> *** tuxracer error: Couldn't initialize video: Couldn't find matching 
>> GLX
>> visual (Success)
>>
>> Has anyone else had any luck with this card?
>>
>> Thanks...
>>
>> If this helps here is the output of xdpyinfo:
>>
>> name of display:    :0.0
>> version number:    11.0
>> vendor string:    The XFree86 Project, Inc
>> vendor release number:    40100000
>> XFree86 version: 4.1.0
>> maximum request size:  4194300 bytes
>> motion buffer size:  256
>> bitmap unit, bit order, padding:    32, LSBFirst, 32
>> image byte order:    LSBFirst
>> number of supported pixmap formats:    7
>> supported pixmap formats:
>>     depth 1, bits_per_pixel 1, scanline_pad 32
>>     depth 4, bits_per_pixel 8, scanline_pad 32
>>     depth 8, bits_per_pixel 8, scanline_pad 32
>>     depth 15, bits_per_pixel 16, scanline_pad 32
>>     depth 16, bits_per_pixel 16, scanline_pad 32
>>     depth 24, bits_per_pixel 32, scanline_pad 32
>>     depth 32, bits_per_pixel 32, scanline_pad 32
>> keycode range:    minimum 8, maximum 255
>> focus:  window 0x1e0000d, revert to PointerRoot
>> number of extensions:    26
>>     BIG-REQUESTS
>>     DOUBLE-BUFFER
>>     DPMS
>>     Extended-Visual-Information
>>     FontCache
>>     GLX
>>     LBX
>>     MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
>>     MIT-SHM
>>     MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
>>     NVIDIA-GLX
>>     RENDER
>>     SECURITY
>>     SHAPE
>>     SYNC
>>     TOG-CUP
>>     XC-APPGROUP
>>     XC-MISC
>>     XFree86-Bigfont
>>     XFree86-DGA
>>     XFree86-Misc
>>     XFree86-VidModeExtension
>>     XInputExtension
>>     XKEYBOARD
>>     XTEST
>>     XVideo
>> default screen number:    0
>> number of screens:    1
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